周三,联邦调查局特工对 Polymarket 首席执行官谢恩·科普兰位于纽约的家进行了搜查。调查重点是该平台是否作为无牌商品交易所运营。然而,这位目前正在接受刑事调查的 26 岁创始人称,此次调查是追查公司的最后一搏。
这次突袭是在 Polymarket 受到严格审查之后进行的,指控称其允许美国用户下注。据称,该公司违反了 2022 年与商品期货交易委员会 (CFTC) 达成的和解协议。这个更好的平台在 2024 年美国dent选举期间以某种方式获得了关注。该网站上的投注者对唐纳德·特朗普战胜卡马拉·哈里斯的赔率要高得多,这与民意调查存在很大差异。
肖恩·科普兰 (Shayne Coplan) 在突袭后的第一篇文章中写道:“新手机,谁不满意?”暗示他在旧设备被没收后正在使用新设备发帖。他甚至对政府的行为表示失望。
科普兰批评拜登政府,称其正在做出“最后的努力”,以追捕他们认为与政治对手有联系的公司。他提到 Polymarket 坚定地致力于无党派。
他建议现任者应该进行一些自我反思,并认识到采取更加有利于商业、有利于初创企业的做法可能会改变他们在这次选举中的命运。 Polymarket 首席执行官强调,该平台在本次选举周期中为数百万人提供了价值,并且没有对任何人造成伤害。
令人沮丧的是,现任政府将寻求最后的努力来打击他们认为与政治对手有联系的公司。我们坚定地致力于无党派,今天也不例外,但现任者应该进行一些自我反思……
- 谢恩·科普兰 (Shayne Coplan) 🦅 (@shayne_coplan) 2024 年 11 月 13 日
In the end, he seems to be proud to say that the future of America and in particular American entrepreneurship has never been brighter.
Polymarket’s boom during the 2024 elections saw a steep decline as its trading volume dropped by 84%. Its daily active users are down by 53% since Trump’s election victory was confirmed. The prediction market saw massive action and drove $3.7 billion in cumulative election-related bets. But now, as jackpot payouts are completed, the platform’s activity is plummeting.
A trader known as “Théo” reportedly profited over $85 million after betting big on Trump’s win. This was nearly double the original $48 million estimate. It was revealed that Théo operated at least 11 accounts to make his high-stakes wagers.
Many were speculating that these might be a campaign tactic but his trades turned out to be a “high-conviction outlook.”